Youth hostels are an international phenomenon. Their aim is to: … help all, but especially young people of limited means to a greater knowledge and understanding of the world, particularly by providing hostels for them in their travels and thus promoter their health, education and recreation. On 13 September 1989…
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Australia Philately: 1989 Gardens of Australia (Part II) – $5 Mawarra – Victoria
Details Series: 1989 Gardens of Australia (Part II) Subject: Mawarra – Victoria Designer: Jim Passmore, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio Illustrator: David Nelson, Melbourne Engraver: Bruce Stewart, Reserve Bank of Australia Printer: CPE Australia Ltd, Melbourne, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leigh-Mardon Ltd Reserve Bank of Australia, Note Printing Branch Press: Heidelberg…
View More Australia Philately: 1989 Gardens of Australia (Part II) – $5 Mawarra – VictoriaAustralia Philately: 1989 Gardens of Australia (Part II) – $2 Nooroo – New South Wales
Details Series: 1989 Gardens of Australia (Part II) Subject: Nooroo – New South Wales Designer: Jim Passmore, Australia Post Graphic Design Studio Illustrator: David Nelson, Melbourne Engraver: Bruce Stewart, Reserve Bank of Australia Printer: CPE Australia Ltd, Melbourne, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leigh-Mardon Ltd Reserve Bank of Australia, Note Printing Branch…
View More Australia Philately: 1989 Gardens of Australia (Part II) – $2 Nooroo – New South WalesAustralia Philately: 1989 Gardens of Australia (Part II)
Part 2 of the superb new Gardens definitive stamp series will be issued by Australia Post on 13 September 1989. The $2 and $5 stamps (like the $10 stamp issued earlier this year) are produced using a combination of intaglio and photolithographic printing processes. The scene depcited on the $2…
View More Australia Philately: 1989 Gardens of Australia (Part II)Australia Philately: 1989 Australian Impressionists
An exhibition of paintings which opened on 17 August 1889 at Buxton’s galleries, opposite the Melbourne Town Hall, is regarded as an artistic milestone in Australia. Known as the “9 x 5 Impression Exhibition”, it launched a distinctively Australian school of painting. The 9 x 5 Exhibition gained its name…
View More Australia Philately: 1989 Australian ImpressionistsAustralia Philately: 1989 Sport Series II (New Value) – 41c Cycling (Stamp Booklet)
Details Series: 1989 Sport Series II (New Value) Subject: Cycling Typography: Sue Passmore, Russell Bevers Design, Melbourne Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Moorabbin Press: Process: Photolithography Colours: Yellow – Magenta – Cyan – Black – Yellow-Green Paper: Harrison Watermark: None Perf: 14 x 14.4 (comb) at Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Moorabbin (stamps and…
View More Australia Philately: 1989 Sport Series II (New Value) – 41c Cycling (Stamp Booklet)Australia Philately: 1989 Sport Series II (New Value) – 41c Cycling
Details Series: 1989 Sport Series II (New Value) Subject: Cycling Typography: Sue Passmore, Russell Bevers Design, Melbourne Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Scoresby Press: Process: Photolithography Colours: Yellow – Magenta – Cyan – Black – Yellow-Green Paper: CPL unwatermarked white paper incorporating helecon Watermark: None Perf: 14 x 14.4 (comb) at Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Moorabbin…
View More Australia Philately: 1989 Sport Series II (New Value) – 41c CyclingAustralia Philately: 1989 Sport Series II (New Value)
On 23 August 1989 Australia Post will issue a new deifinitive stamp to accommodate the postal rate rise occuring on 1 September. The new 41c stamp belongs to the second series of Sports stamps and features the subject of “Cycling”. Further stamps in the second series of Sports stamps are…
View More Australia Philately: 1989 Sport Series II (New Value)Australia Philately: 1989 Stage and Screen – $1.10 Screen: The Silents
Details Series: 1989 Stage and Screen Subject: Screen: The Silents Designer: Sue Passmore, Melbourne Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Melbourne Press: Process: Photolithography Colours: Peach – Black – Cyan – Magenta –Yellow – Brown Paper: CPL Perf: 14.6 x 14.4 (comb) Sheet: 100 stamps in two panes of 50 (R5 x 10) separated by vertical gutter. Quantity: Gutter Strip
View More Australia Philately: 1989 Stage and Screen – $1.10 Screen: The SilentsAustralia Philately: 1989 Stage and Screen – $1.00 Stage: The 90s
Details Series: 1989 Stage and Screen Subject: Stage: The 90s Designer: Sue Passmore, Melbourne Printer: Leigh-Mardon Pty Limited, Melbourne Press: Process: Photolithography Colours: Gold – Black – Cyan – Magenta –Yellow – Reddish-Violet Paper: CPL Perf: 14.6 x 14.4 (comb) Sheet: 100 stamps in two panes of 50 (R5 x 10) separated by vertical gutter. Quantity: Gutter…
View More Australia Philately: 1989 Stage and Screen – $1.00 Stage: The 90s